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flimsy

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Synonyms: slimsy, limsy, flimby, flims

Antonyms: slimsy, limsy, flimby, flims

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Adjective

  1. {{senseid|en|frail}} [[likely#Adjective|Likely]] to [[bend#Verb|bend]] or [[break#Verb|break]] under [[pressure#Noun|pressure]]; [[easily]] [[damage#Verb|damaged]]; [[frail#Adjective|frail]], [[unsubstantial]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
  2. {{lb|en|figurative}}

Noun

  1. A [[thing]] which is [[ill-founded]], [[unconvincing#Adjective|unconvincing]], or [[weak]].
  2. {{senseid|en|paper}}{{lb|en|also|attributive|uncountable}} [[thin#Adjective|Thin]] [[typing#Noun|typing]] [[paper#Noun|paper]] [[use#Verb|used]] together with [[carbon paper]] in a [[typewriter]] to [[make#Verb|make]] [[multiple#Adjective|multiple]] [[copy#Noun|copies]] of a [[document#Noun|document]]; {{lb|en|countable}} a [[sheet#Noun|sheet]] of such paper.
  3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A document [[print#Verb|printed]] or [[type#Verb|typed]] on such paper.
  4. {{senseid|en|container}}{{lb|en|UK|military slang}} A [[hexahedral]] [[metal#Adjective|metal]] [[container]] with a [[capacity]] of [[four#Numeral|four]] [[imperial gallon]]s (about 18 [[litre]]s) used by the {{w|British Army}} during [[World War II]] to [[hold#Verb|hold]] [[fuel#Noun|fuel]].

Verb

  1. To [[make#Verb|make]] (something) [[likely]] to be [[easily]] [[damage#Verb|damaged]].
  2. {{lb|en|dated|or|historical}} To [[type#Verb|type]] or [[write#Verb|write]] ([[text#Noun|text]]) on a [[flimsy#Noun|flimsy]] (“[[sheet#Noun|sheet]] of [[thin#Adjective|thin]] [[typing#Noun|typing]] [[paper#Noun|paper]] [[use#Verb|used]] together with [[carbon paper]] in a [[typewriter]] to [[make#Verb|make]] [[multiple#Adjective|multiple]] [[copy#Noun|copies]] of a [[document#Noun|document]]”) ''({{senseno|en|paper}})''; to distribute such flimsies.
  3. {{lb|en|figurative}} To [[treat#Verb|treat]] (someone or something) as [[paltry]] or [[unimportant]]; to [[demean#Verb|demean]], to [[underestimate#Verb|underestimate]].

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